ORPHAN
Definition of ORPHAN
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A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
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A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
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A young animal with no mother.
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To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"
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To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."
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Deprived of parents (also orphaned).
"She is an orphan child."
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(by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
"With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."
Source: Wiktionary